A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of 2 hoof trimming methods at dry-off on hoof lesion and lameness occurrence in dairy cattle by G. Stoddard, N. Cook, S. Wagner, L. Solano, E. Shepley, G. Cramer

“…ABSTRACT: Despite hoof trimming (HT) being a recommended procedure for hoof lesion and lameness prevention, there is limited data on the efficacy of different HT methods. …”
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Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Minimum Alveolar Concentration of Sevoflurane for Blunting Sympathetic Response to Pneumoperitoneum: A Randomized Trial by Yuan Y, Zheng G, Guan J, Zhou C, Gao W, Li J, Dai D, Yao Y

“…Yan Yuan,1,* Guanlin Zheng,2,* Jinsheng Guan,2,* Chenye Zhou,3 Weitao Gao,3 Junyu Li,3 Dongsheng Dai,3 Yusheng Yao3 1Department of Pharmacy, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Anesthesiology, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dongsheng Dai, Email fjdaidongsheng@fjmu.edu.cn Yusheng Yao, Email fjslyys@fjmu.edu.cnPurpose: Laparoscopic procedures require abdominal inflation (pneumoperitoneum), which triggers strong stress responses that typically need high concentrations of sevoflurane to manage. …”
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Heroin addict with gangrene of the extremities, rhabdomyolysis and severe hyperkalemia by Radovanović Milan R., Milovanović Dragan R., Ignjatović-Ristić Dragana, Radovanović Mirjana S.

“…After stabilization of kidney function and improvement of his mental state, the patient agreed to undergo surgical procedure. Therefore, on the day 30 of hospitalization the above-knee amputation of the right leg was performed, and on the day 38 the transmetatarsal amputation of the left foot was carried out. …”
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Transition and continuation scheme of open-pit mining area under complex engineering geological conditions by Guangwei LIU, Junxiong TU, Weiqiang GUO, Yuxuan HAN, Chunlin LI, Yu BAI, Mingyu YU, Ruijun JIA

“…However, the land acquisition for the second mining area was limited, and the gentle bench working line could not be fully deployed, resulting in changes to the original mining procedures. In order to ensure the smooth transition of the first mining area to the second mining area of Baiyinhua No. 1 Open Pit Coal Mine, an improved method of transition and connection for the L-shaped working line mining area is proposed, and on this basis, the constraint relationship between the length and advancement of different working lines is clarified. …”
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FORECASTING AND OPTIMIZATION OF CATALYTIC CRACKING UNIT OPERATION UNDER CONDITIONS OF FUZZY INFORMATION by Narkez Boranbayeva, Batyr Orazbayev, Leila Rzayeva, Zhalal Karabayev, Murat Alibek, Baktygul Assanova

“…The paper presents a procedure for developing and applying nonlinear regression models, describes algorithms for synthesizing linguistic models, and provides examples of their use to optimize the operation of catalytic cracking units. …”
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Spatial variation of HIV testing and associated factors among pregnant women: a Spatial and multilevel analysis, DHS of sub-Saharan African countries by Mihret Getnet, Desalegn Anmut Bitew, Lemlemu Maru, Ephrem Tesfaye, Dagnew Getnet Adugna

“…Methods To recruit study participants, a two-stage stratified sampling procedure was used in conjunction with the Demographic Health Survey (DHS). …”
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Comparison of Spencer muscle energy technique and conventional physiotherapy on pain and disability in shoulder adhesive capsulitis: a quasi-experimental study by Aisha Amin, Ramsha Malik, Sajjan Iqbal Memon, Zainab Zafar Awan, Faiza Almas, Rabia Talab Hussain, Qurat-ul-ain Zahra

“…Group B (intervention group) underwent a 7–10-min application of a heating pack, followed by seven Spencer technique procedures. Five repetitions with a 5-s hold during isometric contractions comprised each step. …”
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Electronic health records-based research in Cardiology: The time has come for pragmatic trials by Daniel Seabra, Afonso Oliveira, Cristina Gavina

“…The need for pragmatic trial designs, with streamlined procedures and low running costs, will shape the short-term future of research in RCTs.Electronic health records (EHR) are routinely collected as part of the treatment of patients. …”
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Application of supervised machine learning and unsupervised data compression models for pore pressure prediction employing drilling, petrophysical, and well log data by Abu Bakker Siddique, Tanveer Alam Munshi, Nazmul Islam Rakin, Mahamudul Hashan, Sushmita Sarker Chnapa, Labiba Nusrat Jahan

“…PCA significantly speeds up the entire process by lowering the number of dimensions, hence enhancing the cost-effectiveness of the procedure. Using a few petrophysical, drilling, and well log data, the methodology presented in this work can help engineers and researchers quickly and precisely determine the reservoir pore pressure, validating the safe and cost-effective drilling operations.…”
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Epidemiology of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Various Medical Wards by A. V. Liubimova, N. A. Shalyapina, V. V. Kolodzhieva, S. A. Riachovskich, O. V. Dmitrieva, T. V. Brodina, A. A. Shishmakov

“…VRE were detected on the related to patient care environmental objects in common use for all patients (scales, changing tables, procedure tables, sink faucets) in the neonatal intensive care units and non-medical objects shared by all patients (tables in patient rooms, microwave oven and refrigerators shelves) in the haemato-oncology unit. …”
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Bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of uropathogens among suspected patients attending Bule Hora University Teaching Hospital, southern Ethiopia by Alo Edin, Dagnamyelew Tilahun, Berhanu Adula Jara, Angefa Ayele

“…Clean catch midstream specimens were collected following standard microbiological procedures. The identification of gram-negative organisms was done using TSI, oxidase, H2S production, gas production, motility, indole production, urease production, citrate utilization, and lysine decarboxylation and deamination. …”
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Beneficios de la hipoterapia para personas con Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad en edad escolar. Revisión sistemática exploratoria (Benefits of hypotherapy for p... by Luisa Gámez-Calvo, José M. Gamonales, Víctor Hernández-Beltrán, Jesús Muñoz-Jiménez

“…After the Registration Procedure for the studies and data analysis, eleven documents related to the subject were selected that show equestrian therapies are a beneficial tool for people with ADHD in school age. …”
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PENGATURAN KEBIJAKAN PEMERINTAH INDONESIA MENGENAI TATA NIAGA IMPOR PANGAN by Sihabudin Sihabudin

“…Thus, administrative reform of domestic and foreign trade are necessary, particularly regarding to the procedure of rice imports. All forms of deviations in import licensing process, document manipulation, and the pattern of non-governmental practices must obtain decisive action, both administratively and legally, as a valuable shock-therapy. …”
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The glycemic index diets and the risk of metabolic syndrome in male urban population of Novosibirsk (population studies) by A. K. Kuntsevich, G. I. Simonova, S. V. Mustafina, E. G. Verevkin, I. P. Berezovikova, P. E. Vloshchinskij, O. D. Rymar

“…Statistical analysis performed using the application package SPSS.11.5 (Bonferroni test procedure GLM). Estimation of odds ratios was performed using binary logistic regression in quartiles of glycemic index. …”
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Three-dimensional visualization of maize roots based on magnetic resonance imaging by Fang Xiaorong, Wang Nanfei, Zhang Jianfeng, Gong Xiangyang, Liu Fei, He Yong

“…Radiant DICOM viewer and Matlab r2009b were employed to preprocess the original slice images, including: 1) gray level transformation of the original gray level images; 2) contourlet transform filtering for noise reduction and image quality enhancement; 3) segmentation through Otsu threshold segmentation algorithm. A procedure to obtain root architecture system of maize was developed by computer image graphics technology. …”
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Pembuka Kunci Pintu Ruang Isolasi Mandiri Menggunakan Suhu Tubuh Dengan Notifikasi Foto Menggunakan Konsep IoT by Robby Candra, Zaidan Elvantio

“…The aim of this research is to design a door lock opener using body temperature for self-isolated patients so that they are not free to leave the isolation room so that people undergoing self-isolation can carry out self-isolation procedures in an orderly manner. Making this self-isolation room door unlocking tool uses the main electronic components, namely the Mlx Sensor which is used to detect the patient's body temperature, Nodemcu which functions to program the system into IoT which is connected to the doorlock solenoid. …”
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FY-3C/VIRR Sea Surface Temperature Products and Quality Validation by Wang Sujuan, Cui Peng, Zhang Peng, Yang Zhongdong, Hu Xiuqing, Ran Maonong, Liu Jian, Lin Manyun, Qiu Hong

“…The production chain is based on FY-3C/VIRR cloud mask products and a classical multichannel SST (MCSST) algorithm is applied to derive SST in cloud-free zones. Operational MCSST procedures and products are described in detail. FY-3C/VIRR SST products are generated in satellite projection at full resolution in 5-minute granule, and in synthetic fields remapped onto a regular world grid at 0.05 degree resolution (5 km).The quality index (QI) information is delivered with each pixel to provide information about the conditions of the processing. …”
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Preliminary exploratory study on differential diagnosis between benign and malignant peripheral lung tumors: based on deep learning networks by Yuan Wang, Yuan Wang, Yutong Zhang, Yongxin Li, Tianyu She, Meiqing He, Hailing He, Dong Zhang, Dong Zhang, Jue Jiang

“…However, the majority of previous studies have focused primarily on X-ray, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with relatively few investigations exploring the predictive value of ultrasound imaging.ObjectiveThis study aims to develop a deep learning model based on ultrasound imaging to differentiate between benign and malignant peripheral lung tumors.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on a cohort of 371 patients who underwent ultrasound-guided percutaneous lung tumor procedures across two centers. The dataset was divided into a training set (n = 296) and a test set (n = 75) in an 8:2 ratio for further analysis and model evaluation. …”
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Association between AHR in EGCs and IBS-D patients: the indole pathway of tryptophan metabolism by Lianli Wang, Yue Zhang, Yan Ran, Laifu Li, Lin Mei, Fangchen Ye, Yating Sun, Ting Wang, Xiaojing Quan, Haitao Shi, Fei Dai

“…Colon mucosal tissues were collected during colonoscopy procedures. Immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescence techniques were employed to analyze the expressions of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), S100 calcium-binding protein B (S100B), zonula occludens-1 (Zo-1), occludin, substance P (SP), nerve growth factor (NGF), NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3), and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) in the mucosal tissues.ResultsCompared with healthy controls, the concentrations of the main indole metabolites (p = 0.020), and the expressions of CYP1A1 (p < 0.001), and Zo-1 (p = 0.017) were decreased in patients with IBS-D, but the expressions of S100B (p < 0.001), NF-κB (p = 0.006), and NRLP3 (p = 0.041) were increased. …”
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The magnitude of untreated dental caries and its predictors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at health facilities in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia by Amare Teshome Tefera, Solomon Berhe, Samuel Seifu, Martha Solomon, Zelalem Ayichew, Aynishet Adane, Wubet Birhan, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Shashe Zewdu

“…Midwives and ANC providers should be trained in basic oral health training procedures. Pregnant women with multiple pregnancies and irregular tooth brushing practices should practice frequent teeth brushing to decrease the burden of untreated dental caries. …”
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